Colusa Winter Almond Meeting, 2024
2023-01-30 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Arbuckle Golf Club, 5918 Hillgate Rd, Arbuckle, CA, 95912, United States
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2024 North Valley Nut Conference
2023-01-31 07:00 - 12:00 | Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Save the date! Details to come.

Grazing Cover Crops in Orchards and Vineyards: Capay Valley Tour
2023-02-08 13:00 - 17:00 | Full Belly Farm, 16090 County Road 43, Guinda, CA, 95637, United States
Join UC SAREP in touring three organic farms in the Capay Valley that are integrating cover crops and grazing into their orchard and vineyard systems. Through discussion, demonstrations, and presentations, farm operators, researchers, and agricultural professionals will highlight:
• Strategies for integrating cover crops into orchards and vineyards
• Impacts of cover cropping and grazing on soil health
• Funding and information resources for growing cover crops
There will be ample opportunity for networking and for attendees to share their experiences and concerns.
Participating farms:
• Fully Belly Farm
• Pasture 42
• Vitis & Ovis
Guest Speakers:
• Rory Crowley, Director of Habitat Programs, Project Apis m.
• Amélie Gaudin, Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, Endowed Chair in Agroecology
• Hope Zabronksy, Climate Smart Agriculture Program lead, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
What to expect: This event will take place outdoors on working farms. Please expect uneven ground and exposure to the elements. In the event of severe weather conditions, the event may be canceled. Participants are expected to drive to each farm in their own vehicles. In the registration confirmation email, there will be a link to a carpool sign-up form.
Contact:
Rachael Callahan
rmcallahan@ucanr.edu
Sonja Brodt
sbbrodt@ucanr.edu
Funding for this tour was provided by a grant from Western SARE.

2023 South Valley Prune Meeting
2023-02-22 08:00 - 12:30 | 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City, CA, 95991, United States
Agenda
7:30 AM Registration & Coffee and Refreshments.
8:00 AM Factors Affecting Final Prune Fruit Size
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties
8:30 AM Update on mechanical hedging in prunes.
Dr. Rich Rosecrance, Professor, CSU Chico
9:00 AM Bark canker management in prune orchards
Dr. Themis Michailides, UC Davis Plant Pathologist, UC Kearney
9:30 AM Break

9:45 AM UC prune rootstock trials
Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Butte/Glenn/Tehama Counties
10:15 AM Update on potential new prune cultivars from UC Davis
Sarah Castro, UC Davis Plant Sciences Department
10:45 AM California Prune Board update
Donn Zea and Kiaran Locy, California Prune Board California Prune Board Activities
11:15 AM Prune flower, fruit and foliage disease management
Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, UC Riverside
12: 00 PM Prune grower regulatory update.

Matt Bozzo, Yuba Co Ag Comm Office: Sean Nelson, Sutter Co Ag Comm Office
12:30 PM Hosted Lunch (Thank you, California Prune Board!)

1.5 hours PCA CE requested (0.5 L&R; 1.0 Other)
4.0 hours CCA CE requested (1.5 PM, 2.0 CM, 0.5 PD)

Tehama Prune Day 2023
2023-02-23 07:30 - 13:00 | Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA, 96080, United States
Prune Day Agenda
*** Register by Thursday – February 16, 2023 ***
7:30 to 7:45 AM – Sign-Ins and Refreshments
7:45 to 8:00 AM – “Welcome” & Introduction and over view – Jamie Ott, UCCE Tehama Co.
8:00 to 8:30 AM – Group Discussion Prune industry research priorities– Jamie Ott, UCCE Tehama Co.
8:30 to 9:00 AM – Laws and Regs update – Tehama County Ag Commissioner
9:00 to 9:30 AM – “Factors Affecting Final Prune Fruit Size”—Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Counties
9:30 to 10:00 AM-“New Findings in Cytospora Management in Prune”—Themis Michailides, UC Davis
10:00 to 10:30 ……Break
10:30 to 11:00 AM – California Prune Board Update – Donn Zea & Kiaran Locy, Calif Prune Board
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – “Understanding prune tree responses to pruning”—Ted DeJong, UC Davis
12:30 –Meeting Close – Fried Chicken Lunch …. Compliments of Sunsweet and California Prune Board
SPONSORED BY: Sunsweet, California Prune Board, Tehama County AG Commissioner, and UC Cooperative Extension-Tehama County
1.0 Private Applicator Continued Education Hours have been requested.

2023 UCCE Souther Sacramento Valley Walnut Meeting
2023-02-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA, 95695
2.5 hours of DPR CE hours requested (0.5 Laws, 2.0 Other)
8:00 AM Welcome, Lean Nitrogen, Dormancy Breaker Research Update
Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Sacramento-Solano-Yolo
8:15 AM California Walnut Board & Commission Update
Robert Verloop, CEO California Walnut Board & Commission
8:45 AM Laws & Regulations Update
Molly Mathews, Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
9:15 AM Lean Weed Management – Potential outcomes of reduced intervention
Brad Hanson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
9:45 AM Quick Mobile Irrigation Lab Intros & Break
10:10 AM Pest Management in 2023 – Ways to think about what sprays to prioritizing
Sudan Gyawaly, UCCE Northern Sac Valley
10:40 AM Nut Quality – 2022 Recap & 2023 Opportunities

Impacts of Temperature, Light & Horticultural Practices– Bruce Lampinen, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
Impacts of Mold & Fungal Management– Themis Michailides, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist

11:40 AM Optimizing Pesticide Applications – When every penny counts
Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Sutter-Yuba-Colusa
12:10 PM Adjourn

Tehama Walnut Day- 2023
2023-03-02 07:30 - 13:00 | Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA, 96080, United States
Agenda
7:30 to 7:45 AM – Sign-Ins and Refreshments
7:45 to 8:00 AM – Welcome, Introduction and overview – Jaime Ott – UCCE Tehama
8:00 to 8:30 AM – “Early season irrigation considerations for walnut”—Curt Pierce, UCCE Irrigation Advisor
8:30 to 9:00 AM – Laws and Regs update—Tehama County Ag Commissioner
9:00-9:30 AM – “Mold Management in Walnut and New Complications in the 2022 Season”—
Themis Michailides, UC Davis
9:30 to 10:00 AM – “Phytophthora root and crown rot and Paradox canker disease in walnut”—
Greg Browne, USDA-ARS
10:00 to 10:30 AM Break
10:30 to 11:00 AM – CA Walnut Board updates—Robert Verloop, CA Walnut Board CEO
11:00 to 11:30 AM – Walnut economics- Jeremy Murdock
11:30 to 12:00 PM – Group Discussion Walnut industry research priorities- Jaime Ott, UCCE Tehama
12:30 – Meeting Close – Fried Chicken Lunch for those pre-registered

Please Thank our sponsors: Crain of California Crain Ranch & CAPEX (California Almond Packers & Exporters), and Tehama County Ag Commissioner’s Office
1.5 Private Applicator Continued Education Hours have been requested

REGISTRATION DEADLINE – Wednesday – February 22, 2023
Lunch will be provided for “free” with early registrations received by Feb 22nd, due to sponsor support.
A $15.00 lunch cost may be charged at the door, if not pre-registered.

Cover Cropping in Conventional Orchards and Vineyards: Arbuckle Area Tour
2023-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | CA
Join UC SAREP in touring orchards and vineyard operations that are growing cover crops. Participants will visit two conventional farms in the Arbuckle area that are integrating cover crops into their orchard and vineyard systems.
Through discussion, demonstrations, and presentations, farm operators, researchers, and agricultural professionals
will highlight:
• Strategies for integrating cover crops into orchards and vineyards
• Impacts of cover cropping on soil and water balance
• Frost risk protection and prevention
• Funding resources for growing cover crops
There will be ample opportunity for networking and for attendees to share their experiences and concerns.
Participating farms:
• Pacific Gold Agriculture
• Matchbook Vineyards
Guest Speakers:
• Rory Crowley, Director of Habitat Programs, Project Apis m.
• Kosana Suvocarev, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Biometeorology, UC Davis Department of Land, Air,
and Water Resources
• Hope Zabronksy, Climate Smart Agriculture Program lead, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
What to expect: This event will take place outdoors on working farms. Please expect uneven ground and exposure to the elements. In the event of severe weather conditions, the event may be canceled. Participants are expected to drive to each farm in their own vehicles. In the registration confirmation email, there will be a link to a carpool sign-up form.
Location: Tour will begin at Pacific Gold Agriculture, Arbuckle, CA
Contact the following for questions:
Rachael Callahan
rmcallahan@ucanr.edu
Sonja Brodt
sbbrodt@ucanr.edu
Funding for this tour was provided by a grant from Western SARE.

2023 Principles of Fruit & Nut Tree Growth, Cropping & Management
2023-03-13 08:00 - 2023-03-23 17:00 | UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center, 760 Orchard Rd, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Understanding the fundamentals of tree biology is essential to making sound orchard management and business decisions in the tree fruit and nut industry. However, access to educational courses on basic fruit and nut tree biology and how it relates to agronomic practices is limited. Our course incorporates lectures and field demonstrations to provide information on all aspects of basic plant biology and the relationship between plant biology and nuts and fruit orchard management.
Course lectures will be held in the UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center and field demonstration will take place in the UC Davis Teaching Orchards. An optional four-day field trip will be held March 20- March 23, 2023 for an additional fee. This field trip will provide a view of fruit and nut breeding, growing, and processing facilities throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys.
Registration is now open.
Enrollment fees will cover classroom instruction, all course materials, coffee breaks, lunches, and evening social. Reservations will be accepted on a first paid, first enrolled basis.

$1,595 for Week 1
$2,595 for Week 1 and Week 2

Registration is requested no later than March 1st, 2023.

2023 UCCE Sacramento Valley Pistachio Meeting
2023-03-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA, 95695
1.5 hours of DPR CE hours requested (0.5 Laws, 1.0 Other)
8:00 AM Coffee & Sign In
8:15 AM Welcome
8:30 AM Training Young Pistachio Trees
Bruce Lampinen, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
9:00 AM Laws & Regulations Update
Molly Mathews, Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
9:30 AM Navel Orangeworm Management
Houston Wilson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
10:00 AM Mobile Irrigation Lab Introductions
10:10 AM Break

10:30 AM Fungal Disease Management in Pistachio
Themis Michailides, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
11:00 AM Nutrient Management in Pistachios, Especially Young Pistachios
Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Madera County
11:30 AM Irrigation Management in Pistachios, Especially Young Pistachios
Mae Culumber, UCCE Fresno County
12:00 PM Adjourn

UCCE Southern Sacramento Valley Walnut Meeting- 2023
2023-03-22 08:00 - 12:00 | Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA, 95695
Agenda
8:00 AM Welcome, Lean Nitrogen, Dormancy Breaker Research Update

Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Sacramento-Solano-Yolo

8:15 AM California Walnut Board & Commission Update

Robert Verloop, CEO California Walnut Board & Commission

8:45 AM Laws & Regulations Update

Molly Mathews, Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office

9:15 AM Lean Weed Management – Potential outcomes of reduced intervention

Brad Hanson, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist

9:45 AM Quick Mobile Irrigation Lab Intros & Break
10:10 AM Pest Management in 2023 – Ways to think about what sprays to prioritizing

Sudan Gyawaly, UCCE Northern Sac Valley

10:40 AM Nut Quality – 2022 Recap & 2023 Opportunities

Impacts of Temperature, Light & Horticultural Practices
Bruce Lampinen, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
Impacts of Mold & Fungal Management
Themis Michailides, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist

11:40 AM Optimizing Pesticide Applications – When every penny counts

Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Sutter-Yuba-Colusa

12:10 PM Adjourn

2.5 hours of DPR CE hours requested (0.5 Laws, 2.0 Other)

Fundamentals of Irrigation Scheduling- Orland
2023-04-20 08:30 - 13:00 | 131 E. Walker Street, Bldg 4, 131 E. Walker Street, Bldg 4, Orland, CA, 95963
Co-Hosted by Almond Board of California and UC Cooperative Extension

Cover Crops in Orchards Demonstration and Workshop
2023-05-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Gemperle Farms, 718 E. Barnhard Rd., Ceres 95307, Gemperle Farms, 718 E. Barnhart Rd., Ceres, CA, 95307, United States

Soil Health and Sustainability Field Day Whole Almond Orchard Recycling
2023-05-18 07:45 - 12:00 | 3978 Orchard Road, Gustine, CA 95322, 3978 Orchard Road, Gustine, CA, 95322, United States
Agenda
8:25 am- Welcome
• Zach Fowler, Fowler Brothers Farming
8:30 am- Orchard recycling and the effect on tree growth, yield, and fertility
• Dr. Brent A. Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County
8:45 am- Considerations towards irrigation and fertigation after whole orchard recycling
• Cameron Zuber, UC Cooperative Extension, Merced County
9:00 am- 2025 Almond Orchard Goals and Whole Orchard Recycling
• Dr. Josette Lewis, Chief Scientific Officer, Almond Board of California
9:10 am- Incentives for orchard recycling and incorporation
• Dania Haj and Oscar Hernandez, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
9:20 am- Benefits of preplant fumigation and integration with orchard recycling
• Shawn Fields, Tri-Cal Inc.
9:30 am- Amendments that enhance woodchip breakdown and microbial diversity
• Duncan Smith, Fusion 360
9:40 am- Available composts for use in agriculture
• Greg Pryor, Recology Organics
10:00 am- Break
10:10 am- Observations on wood chip incorporation
• Zach Fowler, Fowler Brothers Farming and Ag Soilworks
• Randal Tomich, Soil Stars, Ag Soilworks
• John Rasic, Soil Scientist
11:10 am- Equipment Demonstration
• Fowler Brothers Farming, Ag Soilworks
12:00 pm- Lunch / closing remarks
RSVP by May 11th, 2023- Zach Fowler, email: Office@fowlerbrosinc.com
Breakfast: Donuts and Coffee / Lunch: sandwiches provided by Wolfsen’s Meat and Sausage

Field Day Brought to you by:

Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day-2023
2023-05-18 08:00 - 13:00 | Nickel’s Soil Lab Estate, 38.965391, -122.077322
Marine Ave, Arbuckle, CA
1.5 hr PCA CE credits requested; 2.0 hours CCA CE credits (0.5 hr S&W Man, 1.5 hr IPM) requested
8:30 am — Registration
Coffee and Donuts provided by Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn, ACA
Cycle I: 9:20-10:45 am
1) Spray coverage basics
– Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties
2) Phytophthora vs. waterlogging
– Jaime Ott, UCCE Orchard System Advisor, Tehama, Glenn, and Butte Counties
3) Budget weed management in orchards
– Brad Hansen, UCCE Extension Weed Specialist, UC Davis
4) Stem Water Potential for orchard health and performance
– Curt Pierce, UCCE Water Resources Advisor, Glenn, Tehama, and Colusa Counties.
– Luke Milliron, UCCE Orchard Systems Advisor, Butte, Tehama, and Glenn Counties
Cycle II: 10:45 am -12:10 pm
5) Current season insect pest update
– Sudan Gyawaly, UC IPM Advisor, Sacramento Valley
6) Hulls and shells as potassium-rich organic matter amendments
– Sydney Cho, Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis
7) Phytophthora root/crown rot management in almonds
Jim Adaskaveg, Professor, UC Riverside
12:15 pm – BBQ Tri-Tip Lunch by reservation.
————————Luncheon Topic/Speaker———————
Dunnigan area recharge program
Bill Vandenwaal, Dept. Manager, RD108
Cost: $20.00 per person
Make checks payable to: Pierce High School
Mail to: Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 180
Colusa, CA 95932
Or, pay at the door (cash or check only)
Reserve your lunch spot today by calling,
530-458-0570 (by May 12th). Thanks!

Calibration Safety & Compliance Training
2023-06-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Nickel’s Soil Lab Estate, 38.965391, -122.077322
Join for practical calibration training, how to prepare and calibrate air blast sprayers, and headquarter compliance training, such as how to manage required documents for pesticide applications.
Lunch and DPR units (4.0 CEUs pending) available.
Topics will include:
-Regulatory Environment Update
-Sprayer Safety and Calibration Training – Presented by UCCE
-Headquarter Compliance Training – Presented by Ag Safe
-Laws & Regulations Update & Lunch
Click Here to Register!

Nematodes in Orchards Following Walnuts – Field Day 2023
2023-08-17 08:00 - 09:00 | Robert Longstreth Farming operation, 26165 E. River Rd, Escalon, 95320, United States
*Valuable for any orchard following a walnut orchard*
This is an open grower meeting for anyone interested in seeing and hearing about recent progress in nematode control treatments.
Where: Robert Longstreth Farming operation, 26165 E. River Rd, Escalon, CA 95320
Host: Dr. Andreas Westphal, UC Riverside, Dept. Nematology
Contact: (559) 646-6555
Who: Field research representatives, farm advisor, PCAs, growers, consultants; DPR credits pending (CEU other(O): 1.0 hour)

The gracious support by Robert Longstreth (Growers Choice), several chemical companies, UCANR and the California Walnut Board, nurseries, and TriCal, NIFA-Hatch 1010599, made the experiment possible.

UC AG Expert Talk: The Blight Phase of Botryosphaeria Disease of Pistachio and Walnut and its Management
2023-10-25 15:00 - 17:00 | CA
Join Dr. Themis J. Michailides, Plant Pathologist and Lecturer from Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, via zoom. He studies the ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs.
In the last two decades diseases caused by Botryosphaeria fungi have become a major problem in nut crops (almond, pistachio, and walnut) and other tree crops in California. Significant research has been completed in these serious diseases over a span of 20 years.
This presentation will focus on the blight phase of the disease that results in infection of the fruit and reduction of yields. In addition, historical approaches to manage this disease will be discussed.

One DPR CE unit (other) and one CCA CE unit (IPM) are pending.
Just as a reminder, here are the requirements for receiving the CEUs:
-each individual requesting CEUs must register individually with their own name and email address and log in from their own device
-participate in the entire session
-complete and pass a final test with 70% or higher; if not passed, the test can be retaken
If you are not familiar with Zoom, log in a few minutes early to familiarize yourself with the Zoom interface.

Pomegranate and Citrus HLB Extension Meeting
2023-10-31 08:00 - 13:30 | UC Davis Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, room 3001., 387 N Quad, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Please accept an invitation to a pomegranate and citrus extension meeting being held at University of California, Davis on October 31st, 2023. This event starts at 8:00 am and will feature short talks for half a day from faculty from the University of California and University of Florida.
The topics are related to ongoing research and outlooks on pomegranate production in California and Florida as well as HLB tolerant citrus. Topics covered include efforts to mitigate blackheart and other fruit rot pathogens, the economics of pomegranate production, and HLB tolerant citrus selections.
In the afternoon, there will be an opportunity for a small number of attendees to visit the pomegranate germplasm block at the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository.
Join on zoom or in-person! See below for an agenda.
8 AM: Coffee
Introductions and Welcome
Dr. John Chater: HLB tolerant citrus accessions from UF/IFAS
Dr. Themis Michailides: Black Heart research update
Dr. Zhanao Deng: Fruit rot research
-Break-
Dr. Giuseppe Lana: Update on ‘Wonderful’ genome assembly
Dr. Muhammad Shahid: Citrus in cold climates
Dr. Ali Sarkhosh: Growing pomegranate in Florida
Dr. Jonathan Kaplan: Pomegranate economics
12:15: Lunch: on your own

After lunch, there will be a visit to the pomegranate germplasm
block at the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository
in Winters, CA. Space will be limited, so register soon!

Organic Agriculture Workshop
2023-11-07 08:30 - 13:30 | 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City, CA, 95991, United States
Program at end.
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) will be hosting an Organic Agriculture Workshop at the UCCE Sutter-Yuba Office in Yuba City on November 7th, 2023. The event will include presentations on a range of topics relevant to organic growers in the region. Registration will begin at 8:30am followed by the program at 9am.
This event brings together UC Cooperative Extension experts on a variety of topics including weed and pest management, livestock integration, and organic nitrogen management. Cropping system specific talks will also be included. “This workshop will cover topics specific to organic growers in the Sacramento Valley—there will be something for everyone including annual crop and orchard growers,” says Sarah Light, Agronomy Advisor.
A couple of relevant statewide issues will also be addressed including the recently founded UC Organic Agriculture Institute. “This event will include an update on the new Sustainable Pest Management Plan, which will have major impacts for California farms,” says Whitney Brim-Deforest, Rice Advisor in the region. Joji Muramoto, statewide Cooperative Extension Organic Production Specialist at UC Santa Cruz is a co-host of this event and will be presenting on Integrated Soil Health Management for Plant Health in Organic Production. “We hope that organic growers and growers interested in organic production will attend,” says Dr. Muramoto.
DPR and CCA credit requested, and INMP approved.
The event is free and lunch is provided but registration is required. Registration and agenda can be found here: https://ucanr.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_428CIixyI1ZIwv4
If you have any questions please call the UCCE Sutter-Yuba office (822-7515) or e-mail Sarah Light at selight@ucanr.edu
Program
8:30-9:00 Registration: Coffee and light snack
9:00-9:05 Introduction; Sarah Light, Agronomy Farm Advisor, Sutter and Yuba Counties
9:05-9:35 Organic Rice Production: Pest Management; Whitney Brim-Deforest, County Director, Sutter and Yuba Counties and CE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor
9:35-10:05 Growing Organic Almonds in the Sacramento Valley; Franz Niederholzer, Orchard Systems Farm Advisor UCCE Colusa, Sutter and Yuba Counties
10:05-10:35 Integrating Livestock into Organic Cropping Systems; Dan Macon, County Director, Placer and Nevada Counties and Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
10:35-11:05 Cover Cropping and Weed Management: Considerations
Sarah Light, Agronomy Farm Advisor, Sutter and Yuba Counties
11:05-11:20 UC Organic Agriculture Institute – Background and Current Activities
Krista Marshall, UC Organic Agriculture Institute
11:20-11:40 Organic Nitrogen Management in Annual Cropping Systems
Patricia Lazicki, Vegetable Crops Advisor. Yolo, Solano and Sacramento
Counties
11:40-12:00 Integrated Soil Health Management for Plant Health in Organic Production
Joji Muramoto, CE Organic Production Specialist, UC Santa Cruz
12:00-12:20 Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: What does the new DPR roadmap mean for organic farmers?; Margaret Lloyd, Organic Agriculture and Small Farms Advisor, Yolo, Solano and Sacramento Counties

12:20-1:30 Lunch
1:30 Adjourn

2023 Field Day: Nematode Management in Walnut
2023-11-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Kearney Agricultureal Research and Extension Center, 9240 S Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA, 93648, United States
Hosted by: Andreas Westphal UC Riverside, Nematology
Who?: Field research representatives, farm advisors, PCAs, growers, consultants (CEU other(O): 4.0 for each day)
What?: Rootstock development; preplant soil treatments; post-plant treatments …
REGISTRATION for this event here.
Early registration is encouraged.
Grantors including IAB, SCBGP, chemical companies, nurseries, TriCal, NIFA-Hatch 1010599, and cooperators including almond and walnut rootstock teams; UC farm advisors and others also make these activities possible.

2023 Field Day: Nematode Management in Almond
2023-11-29 08:00 - 12:00 | Kearney Agricultureal Research and Extension Center, 9240 S Riverbend Avenue, Parlier, CA, 93648, United States

North Valley Nut Conference 2025
2024-01-15 07:00 - 12:00 | CA

First Third Thursday Things from the Field Lunch
2024-01-18 11:30 - 13:30 | UC Cooperative Extension, Glenn County Office, 821 South St., Orland, CA, 95963, United States
Join us for our first North Sac Valley ‘Third Thursday Things from the Field’! Hear updates on orchard management strategies for upcoming challenges and share what you’ve been seeing in the field. Topics below.
BLAST
Jaime Ott, Orchard Systems Farm Advisor for Tehama, Glenn, Butte and Shasta Counties, will present on bacterial blast in almonds. Learn about risk factors, prevention, identification and outcomes.
ROUND TABLE
After the bacterial blast presentation, we’ll
open the floor to discuss issues and
concerns from the field for all tree crops.
Bring your questions, observations, photos
and more for an open forum of growers,
PCAs, industry members and farm advisors.
Register HERE to save your seat and select your lunch!
Lunch generously sponsored by:

2024 UCCE Colusa Region Almond Grower Meeting
2024-01-30 08:00 - 12:00 | Arbuckle Golf Club, 5918 Hillgate Rd, Arbuckle, CA, 95912, United States
Agenda
2.0 hrs ‘Other’ and 0.5 hrs Laws & Regs PCA CE hours requested
3.0 hours of CCA CE hours requested (includes 0.5 hr Sustainability + 2.5 hrs IPM)
8:00 AM Regenerative Ag in almonds
Amelie Gaudin, Plant Sciences Department, UC Davis
8:30 AM Managing bacterial and fungal pathogens in almonds in lean times.
Jim Adaskaveg, Plant Pathology Department, UC Riverside
9:15 AM Sac Valley insect IPM concerns in 2024: orchard sanitation and a new pest
Sudan Gyawaly, UC IPM Advisor, Sacramento Valley
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Almond pest management in lean times
David Haviland, UCCE Kern County
10:45 AM Lean year weed management in almonds.
Brad Hanson, UC Davis
11:30 AM Laws and Regulations Update
Colusa County Ag Commissioners office
12:00 PM Adjourn
Note there is another meeting in Woodland later in the day.

Thank you, UPL Ltd for meeting sponsorship

2024 UCCE Yolo-Solano-Sacramento Almond Meeting
2024-01-30 13:00 - 17:00 | Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA, 95695
Agenda
3.0 hours of DPR CE hours requested (0.5 L&R, 2.5 Other)
3.0 CCA CE hours requested (2.5 hrs IPM, 0.5 hrs PD)
(Note: The same presentations will be made in Arbuckle the morning of Jan 30th)
This meeting will take place at Norton Hall in Woodland from 1pm-5pm.
1:00 PM Almond pest management in lean times
David Haviland, UCCE Kern County
1:45 PM Managing bacterial and fungal pathogens in almonds in lean times
Jim Adaskaveg, UC Riverside
2:30 PM Resource Conservation Incentive Opportunities
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Lean weed management in almonds
Brad Hanson, UC Davis
3:30 PM Laws & Regulations Update
Molly Matthews, Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
4:00 PM Carpophilus beetle: A new pest to watch for in almonds
Houston Wilson, UC Riverside
4:30 PM Feedback Session: What trainings would be valuable for your employees
Kat Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Sacramento-Solano-Yolo
5:00 PM Adjourn

North Valley Nut Conference 2024
2024-01-31 07:00 - 12:00 | Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
AGENDA
7 AM- Registration/Trade Show
8 AM-Butte County Ag Commissioner Update
Changes in laws and regulations impacting tree crop growers will be the focus of this presentation by Katharine Quist (Butte County Ag Commissioner’s Office)
8:30-Advances in Walnut and Almond Irrigation ManagementAn update on the latest plant-based irrigation management technology for walnut and almond production by Ken Shackel (UC Davis)
9:00-Walnut and Almond Board Flash Updates
Brief updates on marketing and sales of both California almonds and walnuts by Robert Verloop (Walnut Board), Josette Lewis (Almond Board)
9:30-Break/Tradeshow
10:30-Economics of Tree Nut Production
An update on walnut production costs and the economics of bee boxes in almond production by Brittney Goodrich (UC Davis).
11:00- Managing Almond Blast and Walnut Blight
Epidemiology and the latest management of both almond bacterial blast/canker as well as walnut blight by Jim Adaskaveg (UC Riverside).
11:30- Update on Navel Orangeworm and Carpophilus Beetle in Almonds
Brief biology and management basics of Navel Orangeworm in almonds, with an emphasis on the disastrous 2023 season by Houston Wilson (UC Riverside)
12:00- Lunch, provided by JCS Marketing
CEU Credits: DPR- 2 hours, CCA- 4 hours
Event brought to you by West Coast Nut, Progressive Crop Consultant, and My Ag Life.

Northern Sacramento Valley Prune Day, 2024
2024-02-01 07:30 - 13:30 | Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, CA, 96080, United States
Save the date! More details to come.
7:30 am – Registration
8:00 am – Meeting Begins
12 Noon – Lunch
1:30 pm — Meeting Conclusion

Quad-County Walnut Institute 2024
2024-02-02 08:00 - 14:30 | Robert J Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA, 95206, United States
The Quad-County Walnut Institute will be held February 2nd, 2024 (8am to 2:30pm) at the Robert J. Cabral Ag Center in Stockton. At this year’s Institute, we are partnering with the California Walnut Board and Commission to host a two session event. The first session will have presentations from various experts and researchers and the second session will be for the board, commission, and attendants to discuss industry interests and other topics of importance. Growers, CCAs, PCAs, and other agricultural professionals who work with California walnuts are encouraged to attend.
Coffee and donuts in the morning. Lunch is being provided by the California Walnut Board and Commission.
We appreciate your RSVP so that we can plan for lunch.
Topics and presenters:
First Session (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM – Sign-in
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM – Introduction
8:15 AM to 8:45 AM – Managing walnut husk fly and scale insects in walnuts (Robert Van Steenwyk)
8:45 AM to 9:15 AM – Principles of irrigation management in walnuts (Abdelmoneim “Moneim” Mohamed)
9:15 AM to 9:45 AM – Orchard weed management updates (Brad Hanson)
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM – Dissecting the walnut mold problem of walnut and its management (Themis Michailides)
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM – Cause, prevention, and treatments of crown and trunk galls in walnuts (Cameron Zuber)
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM – Cover crop benefits and considerations for walnut orchards (Kamyar Aram)
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM – Research updates on borer and worm pests of walnuts (Jhalendra Rijal)
Lunch (12:00 PM to 1:00 PM)
Second Session (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)
1:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Talk with Robert Verloop, Executive Director and CEO of California Walnut Board and Commission
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – Panel and attendee discussion
Continuing Education:
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
Pending approval – 2.5 CE
Certified Crop Advisor (CCA)
Approved – 3.5 CEU
Contact:Kamyar Aram (kamaram@ucanr.edu)
Roger Duncan (raduncan@ucanr.edu)
Jhalendra Rijal (jrijal@ucanr.edu)
Cameron Zuber (cazuber@ucanr.edu)

Sutter-Yuba Peach Day 2024
2024-02-09 08:30 - 12:00 | 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City, CA, 95991, United States
Agenda
2.5 CCA CEUs approved, 1.5 DPR CEUs pending
8:30 Coffee & Sign-in
9:00 Monitoring and Management of Key Pests of Peaches in the Sacramento Valley
Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, UCCE IPM Advisor
9:30 Fertilization Guidelines for Canning Peaches
Roger Duncan, UCCE Pomology Advisor, Stanislaus County
10:00 New Processing Peach varieties and Advanced Selections for Grower Testing
Dr. Tom Gradziel, UC Davis Plant Sciences
10:30 Update on Disease Management of Cling Peach
Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, UC Riverside Plant Pathology
11:00 Laws & Regulatory Updates
Sutter and Yuba Counties Ag Commissioners
11:30 Industry Updates
California Cling Peach Board
12:00 Lunch
Generously provided by the California Cling Peach Board
